Not the first time I've seen a fireball, but it was certainly dramatic! I was sitting on the balcony of a beachside condo overlooking the Gulf. From my perspective, it looked like it was coming straight down and hit the Gulf since it disappeared at the horizon.

Location

Address

Gulf Shores, AL

Latitude

30° 14' 57.56'' N (30.249321°)

Longitude

87° 40' 27.02'' W (-87.674171°)

Elevation

2.616m

Time and Duration

Local Date & Time

2016-11-21 22:17 CST

UT Date & Time

2016-11-22 04:17 UT

Duration

&ap;3.5s

Direction

Moving direction

From up right to down left

Descent Angle

181°

Moving

Facing azimuth

134.73°

First azimuth

136.18°

First elevation

38°

Last azimuth

144.4°

Last elevation

-

Brightness and color

Stellar Magnitude

-20

Color

Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Red, White

Concurrent Sound

Observation

No

Remarks

-

Delayed Sound

Observation

No

Remarks

-

Persistent train

Observation

No

Duration

-

Length

-

Remarks

-

Terminal flash

Observation

No

Remarks

-

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

It was trailing quite a bit of "sparks" and seemed go get brighter about 25 degrees or so above the horizon, then got a little dimmer till it disappeared at the horizon, appearing to disappear into the Gulf.